Australian alt. country rockers Kingswood will mark the 10th anniversary of their debut album 'Microscopic Wars' with a national tour.
Draped in a QOTSA blues-rock swagger, 'Microscopic Wars' launched the band into the mainstream consciousness, earning the band an ARIA Award nomination for Best Rock Album.A record – produced by Vance Powell (Jack White, Arctic Monkeys) – that features such cuts as 'ICFTYDLM', 'Micro Wars', 'Sucker Punch' and 'Ohio', on this run of shows Kingswood will headline concerts in Melbourne, Gold Coast, Brisbane, Sydney, Newcastle, Adelaide, Bunbury, and Perth in August.
"The 'Microscopic Wars' era was full of giant leaps into new worlds, previously just a kids dream. We embraced every moment with unbridled enthusiasm," Kingwood's Fergus Linacre says.
"Bigger shows, bigger crowds, festivals, international touring, it was a truly magical time that only fuelled our passion and confirmed our chosen path as the right one. So many friendships and memories made remain nurtured and cherished today.
"The album itself culminated many years of learning, honing, cultivating, experimenting. We threw everything we had at the chance to go to Nashville and record with producer Vance Powell.
"We also met our now long-time collaborator Eddie Spear, who engineered the album. Nashville inspired us and we've returned there for most of our subsequent records.
"We are well aware of the impact that album had and remains to have on our devoted fans. For a band that shifts genre freely and willingly it can be difficult to move with us, and we know we have our own army of 'frogstompers'.
"So we cannot wait, genuinely we couldn't be more pumped to honour this album by playing it in full, along with other hard-charging, heavy Kingswood tunes, and get nostalgic with the fans that helped throw our little band onto the big stage."
Tickets on sale from 10am (local time) on 24 May.
Kingswood 2024 Tour Dates
Fri 2 Aug - 170 Russell (Melbourne)Thu 8 Aug - Coolangatta Hotel (Gold Coast)
Fri 9 Aug - The Triffid (Brisbane)
Sat 10 Aug - Metro Theatre (Sydney)
Sun 11 Aug - King Street (Newcastle)
Fri 16 Aug - Lion Arts Factory (Adelaide)
Sat 17 Aug - Prince Of Wales Hotel (Bunbury)
Sun 18 Aug - Magnet House (Perth)
